To start off with, I have a wedding directory on my website www.skysimone.com.au Just click on 'Plan Your Wedding' on the left hand side. This is a directory of useful links of suppliers that can help you with your big day! A wedding can be a whirlwind of information and options and with nowhere to start it can be daunting. So to help you with the hard task, I've put together that directory!
Now, there are certain things to look for in a photographer. Are they interest in you, and who you are, and your wedding? Or are they more interested in being a star on the day? The day is about you.. It's the most special day in your life.. Probably the most expensive day in your life, and nobody should be taking the focus away from you. Having said that, the photographer will largely set the tone for your day. Do you want somebody fun who will help you feel relaxed? Or do you want somebody who is more formal?
There are photographers who focus on many different things. Some will focus on landscape shots, and the world that surrounds the bride and groom. Others will focus on candid natural close up shots, and others will focus on the old fashioned romantic kind. There are fun photographers, and formal photographers. It's important to think about what you want and like in advance.
Ask to see some albums. Have a look at their facebook page and blog. Do you see brides and clients commenting on their facebook posts? This can help you tell that a photographer has a good relationship with their clients. Photography is in short, light and darkness creating an image. Some photographers work only with natural light, while other photographers like to be more adventurous and work with lighting that they control through various techniques. Do some research of some famous photographs that you like. This will help you identify which style you connect with!
On a wedding day, your locations and timings of the shoot are important to the results. Great images need planning and this is where your appointment a week or so before your wedding is crucial. It's great to list 5 places that you'd like to go for your wedding shoots, but is it realistic to squeeze them all in on the day? The final session before the wedding should finalise these details.
Some photographers charge thousands of dollars for your digital files. Make sure you know if these are included or not. Are your digital files high resolution? Or are they shrunken so that you can only print small images?
Do you get an engagement shoot? Engagement shoots are a brilliant time to get any inhibitions about being photographed dealt with. Feel how your photographer shoots you, and let your photographer feel what you are like in front of the camera before the big day! It will make your relationship run so much more smoothly on the day!
and lastly make sure that you like your photographer. You don't want to remember your wedding day as spending the day with somebody that you were not fond of!
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